residuary resistance

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residuary resistance [rə′zij·ə‚wer·ē ri′zis·təns]

(naval architecture)

The sum of wavemaking resistance and eddy resistance opposing the motion of a ship through the water; the resistance which remains when frictional resistance is subtracted from total fluid resistance or drag.

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